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The overlords of Silicon Valley’s thriving service economy received some bad news this week as two sisters filed a class-action lawsuit against Handy, claiming the maid-on-demand service violated a ream of labor laws.

In a complaint filed in California state court, former workers Vilma and Greta Zenelaj said that Handy failed to remit tips or overtime wages, denied them rest and meal breaks, and failed to issue wage stubs as required by law.

In response to the lawsuit, which was reported by ValleyWag, a Handy spokesperson provided the following statement:

“Professionals who use the Handy platform to book jobs are independent contractors, not Handy employees. They choose the Handy platform because it provides much needed flexibility by allowing them to book whatever jobs best suit them. Moreover, on average, professionals earn more than $ 18 an hour for each job booked on the platform, far above minimum wage. The lawsuits filed by Vilma & Greta Zenelaj, as well as Lulu Malone, are without merit and we intend to defend them vigorously.”

The crux of the lawsuit, which seeks to represent hundreds of current and former Handy workers, is w…………… continues on Gigaom